Please support Melanie C in Canada on the Music Channels "MuchMusic" and "MuchMoreMusic". Vote for "Carolyna" on the daily Top 10 Hitlist of MuchMoreMusic here and request for the same song here at MuchMusic. Thank you!

Melanie C's Debut Album "Northern Star" from the year 1999 has been awarded 2x Platinum this week for selling 2 Millions copies in Europe until February 11th, 2008. Congratulations! Source

Melanie C wrote a message on TheSpiceGirls.com:

"Hi Guys,

Melanie C reporting from Spiceworld NYC. We are having a ball in the Big Apple. It's freezin' so we're all keeping wrapped up!!!

The shows are still going great. We had two stormers in Long Island and now we're rockin' New Jersey. It's fun being back in the US. The audiences are just as bonkers as back home!

I played a solo gig on February 9th at the Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom. It was amazing. We did a 60 minute acoustic set of songs from all four of my solo albums. Emma, Mel, Geri and lots of crew & dancers from the Spice tour came along to support me. I felt very special – especially with all the gifts I received from the crowd. So, thanks to all of you for that.

Back to being Sporty now! We've had an amazing time on the tour and we really can't thank you enough. We're truly sorry to those of you we never got the chance to see.

Stay Spicy

Love Melanie C x x"

You can see pictures of Melanie C's Gig in the Grand Ballroom in New York City from yesterday below. Just a click a thumbnail to view the Gallery. The Spice Girls Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Melanie Brown attended the gig. Melanie C's mother and step father as well. According to Rainbowliquor, who attended the concert, the playlist was as follows:

Beautiful Intentions
What If I Stay
Northern Star
Here And Now
Reason
Never Be The Same Again
You Will See
Carolyna
First Day Of My Life
Goin' Down
Understand
When You're Gone
Next Best Superstar

Encore:
This Time
I Turn To You

CanadianSpiceBoi from DenDen sent an e-mail to EMI Music Canada and asked about a Canadian Release of "This Time" in Canada. He received an answer with the information that Melanie C will do a "Canadian Tour in May - this all should officially be announced at the end of this month."

According to Nathan from MelanieC.it, who sent an e-mail to EMI Music Canada, Melanie C's Album "This Time" will be released in Canada in early April! "Carolyna" is already listed on Much Music's Playlist.

The Spice Girls have recorded an interview for MuchMusic Canada, where they talk about their early ending world tour. You can watch the video on MuchMusic.com.
Melanie C also says that her video "Carolyna" made it to MuchMoreMusic's Playlist. You can vote for the video here.

Watch an official video statement from the Spice Girls regarding the World Tour ending earlier in Canada - on TheSpiceGirls.com or on this YouTube-Link.

From the Official Melanie C Forum:
"Don't miss your chance to bid on an exclusive piece of signed Melanie C memorabilia and help raise money for charity at the same time.
The Charity Network produced another calendar for 2008, which sold out with pre-orders alone so thanks to everyone who bought a copy and hopefully you're enjoying what's left of the January page!
Backstage at the Spice Girls show at the o2 in London recently, Melanie very kindly took the time to sign 5 calendars which we have numbered and are currently up for bids at a charity auction on eBay.
These are purely one-off items and would be a fantastic addition to any collection, with all profit going to ours and Melanie's chosen charities - Rethink and The Christian Lewis Fund, so please be generous with your bids.
Thank you for your continued support and good luck!
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZmcfcn
P.S - have your concert photos of the return of Sporty Spice at the ready for the next Charity Network project - more details coming soon!"

Melanie C has left a statement on the Official Melanie C Forum:
"Melanie would like to make it perfectly clear that at no point has she refused to continue with the Spice Girls Tour.
She is very disappointed that the tour isn't continuing at this stage and, as she does not have the family commitments of the other Girls, she is in the best position of all of them to continue.
Any accusation that it was Melanie's reluctance to continue the tour that has brought about this situation is absolutely false."

From TheSpiceGirls.com:
Sadly the tour needs to come to an end by the end of February due to family and personal commitments for Emma, Geri, Mel B, Melanie C and Victoria. It was announced in June that, as well as the Europe and the US, the girls planned to visit Australia, China, South Africa and Argentina. Due to the phenomenal demand for tickets in the UK and the US along with the touring logistics for such a massive production it was not possible to fit everything in. As the girls return to normal family life and the kids go back to school they are reviewing all the options, who knows what the future might bring!
The girls said: “We’ve had such an amazing time over the last 3 months. It’s been incredible being back together and seeing our fans again. We want to thank everyone who came to see us. It was all so mad the first time round, so we’ve really been able to appreciate it properly this time. There have been so many highlights and good times that we know it will be hard to be apart after Toronto. Really sorry if we didn’t get to see you this time round. We all have other commitments in our lives now but who knows what will happen next.”

Dianne Bourne from the Manchester Evening News has posted an Article with the Spice Girls, where she revealed were the Spice Girls have been spotted in Manchester last week. She also wrote about Melanie C's visit at a Thai Restaurant and included a photo:
"Meanwhile Melanie C had a Thai banquet with a load of girlie pals at Chaophraya in the city centre, and happily signed autographs and posed for pictures with staff." Read the full Article here.

From TheSpiceGirls.com:
Our website winner Adam from Birmingham (on right) met The Spice Girls before one of their final London shows earlier this month and he told us afterwards: “It was one of the best experiences of my life, thank you.”
Adam and his guest Simon were whisked backstage before the show to meet the girls and to have a picture taken with them. “Emma was absolutely lovely, she grabbed me straight away and gave me a kiss and then I had a chat with Melanie C. While we were having the picture taken I asked Victoria if she was going to smile and she joked: ‘You know Posh Spice doesn’t smile’. But as soon as the photograph was taken she turned and gave me a big grin.
“It was brilliant seeing the show after meeting them too. We had seats right by the stage and Mel B blew Simon a kiss from the stage while Melanie C gave me a nod and a smile.”

Check the Audio Section to download another new Spice Girls Interview from the Yorkshire Evening Post.